Broaching the subject with Everett... to spice things up more often?

For Dorothy, this was a mountain too steep to climb.

How on earth was she supposed to bring it up?

"I should just drop it. What if Everett... Maybe he's just too worn out from work, and that's why he's not in the mood?"

Wouldn't she just be wounding his pride then?

Karen smacked her lips, freshly changed and walking out with Dorothy, chatting away.

"So, what you're saying is, Everett's not up for it in the bedroom anymore?!"

Just as Dorothy was about to respond, out of the corner of her eye, she spotted Jeffrey and Everett standing side by side not too far away.

All four of them fell silent, the awkwardness thick enough to cut with a knife.

At that moment....

Dorothy wondered if Everett had caught that last part...

laughter, bending over

this? Your wife is here complaining to

Dorothy's

the instigator, quickly sidled up to Jeffrey, her smile beaming as she teased Everett, "Yeah, Dorothy was just telling me how things have

finally spoke up, his gaze

wished she could just dig a hole and bury herself in

this topic with

I didn't mean...

had steered in this direction, but then she realized... she was indeed the one

"What exactly?"

wrapping an

not what you

face flushed with urgency, struggling

her ear before whispering, "You know, you could've just told me directly. Venting to Karen doesn't

"I wasn't venting!"

Dorothy, don't blame me for spilling the beans. You did say his frequency was lacking! Forgot that?

their laugh, Dorothy knew she

...

the Bay

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